Hello everyne...

I recently purchased an Antec 900 after doing some research. I spent a lot of time on this forum reading all the posts so I could learn what basic mods to try and do plus how I could configure the case. Previosuly I had a Dell Inspiron 531 that was running too hot with an BFG 8800 GT OC card and I decided to swap out the case.

I was able to score a 900 case from NewEgg for $59 with free shipping during their Black Friday weekend. Great deal!

I have worked with PC's before but never done any mods or anything. In my case I did not do too much but thought it came out pretty good.

First - I decided to spray paint the metal in the case. I ended up using a good engine spray paint in the Ford Dark Blue color. To prepare the case I stripped it down, tapes up the black sections, did some sanding\wetsanding and then cleaned with a tack cloth. I then hit it with a few coats of Etch Primer, let it dry then did a bunch of light coats with the paint. The dark blue looks pretty nice with the black color and in the pictures it looks a bit brigher with the flash and the real color is a very dark, almost purple, looking blue. This was my first paint job but I took my time and it is very clean looking.









Originally I thought I might need to Dremel the case for some basic cable management. I ended up with a "new" model Antec 900 that had some pre-drilled motherboard holes. They worked fine for me but I probably could stand for some cutting to get even better cable routing.

I put the whole thing back together and install two additional Yate Loon(spelling?) fans I got for pretty cheap. With all the fans and open space the thing runs VERY cool now. I also like the look of the color against the black.











Just this week I purchased a ZeroTherm VGA fan for the 8800 GT card. It is not pictured but I installed using all the new space I have below the card. It eats up a lot of slots but not with that plus the fans my card runs in the high 30's C when it used to hit the high 60's C.

Anyway...nothing to special here but I wanted to post some pics and thank everyone for the great thread that inspired me to get this case and do some work on it. I am much happier leaving the nice looking yet cramped Dell case behind!